Improvement in gate-hinges



UNITED STATES CHARLES GASHEPARD AND PETER ADAMS, JR., 0E BUFFALO, NEW YORK,

PATENT QFFICE.

ASSIGNORS TO JOHN D. SHEPARD, OF SAME PLACE.

IMPROVEMENT IN GATE-HINGES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent N0. 156,315, dated October 27, 1874; application filed July 27, 1874.

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To all whom it may concern: l

Be it known that we, O. G. SHEPARD and PETERADAMS, Jr., of Bualo, in the county of Erie and State of New York, have invented certain Improvements in Gate-H in ges, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

Our invention relates to hinges for gates; and it consists in constructing the two parts of the hinge in such a manner that while one is provided with a pintle of peculiar form and the other with an open eye or hook, both may be cast complete with these parts, and also with two flanges standing at right angles to -each other, with the screw-holes cast therein,

as hereinafter set forth.

Figures 1 and 2 are perspective views of' the two parts of the hinge; Fig. 3, an edge view of the same, a portion 'being shown in section and Fig. 4 represents a gate hung with the hinge, and illustrating the manner of removing the gate.

This hinge is specially intended as the lower hinge to be used on a gate that is to be selfclosing. Like all hinges, it consists of two parts, A and B, the former being the part that is attached to the gate, while B represents the part to be attached to the post or fence, as,

represented in Fig. 4. In order to enable the hinge Ato be fastened in place more securely than usual, we construct both parts A and B with two anges, a and b, which, as shown, stand at right angles 'to each other, so that while one ange is screwed onto the face or side of the fence or gate the other flange can be screwed fast -to the edge of the gate or post, thus enabling a much smaller hinge to beused than where one flange only is provided. The

part B, which is to be placed on the fence or post, has projecting from the rear face of its `flange b two ears, c, which are connected at their outer ends by a pintle, e, which is enlarged at its center, being convex longitudinally on its outer surface, as shown in Fig. 1, with the exception of one side, which, as shown in Fig. 3, is made flat and straight, the object of which will be hereinafter described. The part A has a single ear, f, projecting rearwardly from its flange b, and in the end of this projecting ear is a hole, z', which has an opening or mouth out through one side, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3. The hole t is of proper size to fit easily on the pintle e, and its mouth or opening is ofthe proper width to permit-the pintle e to be entered through it into the holet' when the part A is soturned in relation to the part B as to bring its mouth in line with the smaller diameter of the pin tle e, as represented in Fig. 3.

By this construction ofthe two parts it will be seen that the ear f can be hooked on the pintle e, when turned to one positiomhut that whenever it is in any other position it cannot be unhooked therefrom. ,y

By making the pintle e largest at its center the ear f can be tipped or rocked to and fro thereon without binding, thus vallowing the gate to assume a slightly-inclined position, as it must in order to be self-closing.

This hinge is intended to be used in connection with an upper hinge which has a loose or removable pintle, so that when it is desired to detach the gate the pintle of the upper hinge is removed, and the gate has its top moved out to a vertical position, when the lower hinge can be unhooked, provided it has been turned around far enough to bring the mouth of the hole t' opposite the smaller diameter of the pintle e, but not otherwise, as indicated in Fig. 4, in which the gate is represented with its upper hinge detached, and as standin g vertical.

It will be observed that the ears on both parts A and B do not project from the outer face of the ilange b exactly at right angles, but that they are made slightly inclined or diagonal, as shown in Fig. 3. This peculiar form is given to the parts: to enable the parts A and B each to be cast complete with the screwholes, lan ges, ears, and all, so that when taken from the mold no further finishing is required, except to smooth or polish the castings, which is done by tumbling. It will also be observed that both top and bottom of the hinge is the same, and that, therefore, they can be -uscd either side up, thus enabling it to be used both as a right and a left hand hinge.

Having thus described our invention7 what I we claim is- 1. A hinge composed of the part A, provided with the earf7 having the hole with an openscrew-holes formed therein, each part being ing at one Side, and the part B, provided with cast Qomplete, as set forth. the ears c, supporting the pint-le @having one CHARLES Gr. SHEPARD. side attened, I(L11 substantially as set forth. PETER ADAMS, J R.

2. A gatehinge constructed substantially as Witnesses: described, whereby both parts are provided JAMES WINSHIP,

with two nnges standing; at right angles with l P. J. DOUW. 

